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AALF2012LegislativePrioritiesAnAALFEducationPolicyFramework

LONG-TERMSTRATEGICORGANIZATIONALGOAL

TheAALFEducationWorkgroupsmissionistoclosetheachievementgapbetweenAfrican

Americanandallchildrenfrombirth-12thgradeintheTwinCitiesmetroarea.

OPERATIONALSTRATEGIESTOACHIEVEGOAL

Toachievethisgoal,we.

Conveneeducationpractitioners,advocates,andallies Collaboratewithkeylocalandstateleveleducationinfluencers Championpoliciesandpromisingpracticesthatendtheracialpredictabilityof

studentachievement

POLICYINITIATIVESTOACHIEVEGOALS

1. Increaseparentoptionsandempowermentwithinpubliceducation.2. Increaseaccesstohigh-qualityearlychildhoodeducationforeveryAfrican

Americanchild.

3. Increasefamilytrainingandsupportontheimportanceofearlychildhoodeducation.

4. Increasefocusandsupportontheimportanceofchildrenseducationexperienceinandoutsideoftheclassroom.

5. Establishtrainingforteachersandadministratorstoincreaseefficiencyandeffectivenessoftimespentintheclassroom.

6. Createopportunitiesforafterschool,weekend&summerschoolsaswellastheexpansionofschooldayhoursandcalendarschoolyeardays.

7. Developastatewideteachereffectivenessevaluation&ratingsystem.8. Placethebestteachersintheschoolsinwhichtheyaremostneeded.9. Developalternativepathwaystoeducatorlicensurethatintroducehighperforming

anddiverseteachersintoMinnesotaclassrooms.

10.Greateraccountabilityandautonomyforschoolprincipals;empowerthemtochoosetheirteachersandholdthemaccountableforresults.

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EducationalInnovationMinnesotaSchoolsandDistrictsInnovationActof2012

TheMinnesotaSchoolsandInnovationActproposesabipartisanapproachtocreating

conditionsthatenableinnovation,collaboration,andimprovedoutcomesforchildren.It

seekstoreplaceexcusesandlowexpectationswithflexibilityandaccountabilityforresults.

TheMSDIAestablishesastatewideplatformforparents,schoolstaff,andcommunity

memberstoeffectchangeforchildren.Itwasdevelopedasastatewidestrategytoimprove

studentoutcomesbyprovidinggreaterflexibilityatlocallevels.TheActencouragedthe

useofinnovativepracticestoimproveuseoftime,curriculum,staffing,andbudgetinordertocreatenewschools.

District-CharterCollaboration

EncourageMinnesotaschooldistrictstocollaboratewithhigh-qualitycharterschools,especiallythosethathavesuccessfullyclosedtheachievementgap.

Incentivizeschooldistrictstosharefacilities,assistwithlending,andopendistrictextracurricularactivitiestocharterschoolstudents.

Allowschooldistrictscouldclaimstudentachievementresultsfromthecharterschoolstheycollaboratewith.

InstructionalQualityIncreasedteacherlicensureflexibility

Createbroadallowancesthatprovidereciprocityforhigh-qualityteachersfromotherstates,andforTeachForAmericaalumni.

Endlastin,firstout(LIFO) Allowschooldistrictstouseteachereffectivenessasacriteriaforprotectinghigh-

qualityteachersduringlayoffs.

Endprovisionsthatfosterquality-blindteacherlayoffs,destabilizehighperformingteachingteams,andreducediversityintheteacherworkforce.

Teacherproficiency

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Requireteachercandidatestodemonstrateproficiencybypassingbasicskillsexam.

Equity

Dual-EnrollmentOption(PSEO)

Expandaccessforduel-enrollmentincollegelevelcoursesforcredittostudentsinthe9thgrade.

AdjustcurrentPSEOrulestoallowcollegestorecruitstudents. Removebarriersthatpreventlowincomeandstudentsofcolorfromdual-

enrollment.

Fairfunding

Requirethatfundingfollowthestudentsthatgenerateittothegreatestextentpossible.

Directoperatingreferendumleviesgeneratedbycharterschoolstudentstotheschoolswheretheyareenrolled.

ParentPetition

Empowerparentsbyprovidingtheabilitytopetitionfortransformationoftheirchildschronicallyunder-performingschool.

Createmechanismthatallowsa51%voteofregisteredparentstoforcefailingschoolsintoturnaroundortransformationstatus;convertedtoacharterschool;

closedcompletely;intoapowersharingarrangementwiththedistrictwhere

parentshavebargainingpower.

IneffectiveTeacherNotification

Requireschoolstonotifyparentsbeforetheirchildisplacedinaclassroomwithateacherthathasbeenratedineffectivefortwoconsecutiveyears.

Requireparenttosignoffthattheyhavebeennotified.